A proud descendant of early 20th-century Hungarian/Croatian and 19th-century Irish immigrants to America, I am the author of three blogs about various branches of my family tree, a contributing author to The Catholic Gene, and the hostess of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture. I hope to help bring others, particularly young people, to an understanding of their own place in history and inspire them to carry on the beloved traditions of the cultures in which their ancestry is rooted. Visit me at smallestleaf.com.